@stevellano.bsky.social
A professor of rhetoric, and teacher of argumentation in the grand and glorious city of New York. My opinions should be yours. Love writing, reading, teaching, video games, and the internet. http://sophisticdebate.com
It's not looking good on my campus
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This makes me think of Jack Nicholson
02.12.2025 11:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Over these past decades, software has coached us into thinking like a computer. Not necessarily on purpose, but because the software wasn't designed to be usable by thinking like a human.
This side effect was a net positive for libertarians, who leapt from anti-human software to an anti-human world
What Jack Did Right
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Some #rhetorical thoughts on the NJ Governor’s race. #politics
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Yes
02.11.2025 18:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I have been forgetful in posting my music listening habits. Not anymore! thanks @last.fm
www.last.fm/user/Profess...
It is very tough to do the livestream every week. Not sure how streamers do it! I have a lot of things clamoring for time. But perhaps one day I will be able to do it regularly.
30.10.2025 15:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Frame #2800 from S05 -E21 - Asparagus-629279
17.10.2025 12:30 — 👍 50 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1
Rhetoric livestream every Wednesday from 10 to noon NYC time.
youtube.com/live/_JWGFBb...
Against Literatures : Arts Breaking Free
11am Sat 8th
George Abraham, Nida Sajid and Remi Graves address the use, abuse, purpose and potential of the arts in causing radical change in our polarised world.
lighthousebookshop.com/events/again...
It feels easier to write something with wood block movable type than this horrible apple pencil.
10.10.2025 12:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bad Debate Takes: Episode 2 - Turning Point and Charlie Kirk are not Debating
youtu.be/s_qnZ2GVdmE
This is a lifehack
08.10.2025 12:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Not electing Sheldon Whitehouse President seems like the largest public relations synergy marketing fail of all time
08.10.2025 12:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Member of my audience summed up the Gamepass price hike perfectly.
07.10.2025 16:14 — 👍 134 🔁 15 💬 5 📌 0There are so many things spinning right now I bet historians 100 years from now are saying the same thing about our moment
07.10.2025 22:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Hellenic and Roman Library > Events > Event Registration
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
This is some hard hitting journalism right here
07.10.2025 18:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
